Forgotten Memories – Eye On

Forgotten Memories (TBA)

Forgotten Memories is an upcoming psychological horror game for the Vita, IOS and Wii U, developed by Psychoz Interactive. Players will play as inspector Rose Hawkins on the case for a missing girl and it will lead her to Walker psychiatric hospital, abandoned years ago and where Rose will have to confront her weaknesses and fears.

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Latest News

– 13/05/2013 – New gameplay video released on the official channel. (Check out the gallery for the video.)

What We Know

• The game will be around 10 hours long.
• There will be at least two playable characters, with more available.
• Two inventories, one quickly accessible for healing, quick interactions, change weapons or use items, with the second inventory being for maps, notes, game options and item combinations and descriptions.

Ongoing Commentary

It’s not often you get a horror title being developed for the Vita, Ipad and Iphone that looks this good, interesting and exciting.

Forgotten Memories, announced in 2009, is being developed on the Unity engine and is being scheduled for release for the IOS and Wii U. The premise of the game is simple enough, you play as an inspector who must find Eden Swank, a young girl who has managed to escape from her kidnappers only to be stuck in this hospital. You’ll be playing as Rose Hawkins alongside her partner Nathan Howard as they too venture into this abandoned hospital, which they’ll find is full of horrors like they’ve never imagined.

Now the developers have stated that the game will mix both elements of classic and modern survival horror games, with a fear system at the core of gameplay. Add to this that there will be multiple characters who will fight beside you, each with their own personalities and weaknesses, and stand by you as you try to solve riddles and puzzles of this place as you inspect the hospital. Boss battles are further promised as well as confronting enemies.

Also it seems Eden may not be the only victim of this kidnapping as it seems there will be others who use their environment to avoid confrontation and stay alive. To what degree we have to interact with them or how many others there are remains to be seen.

Shadows are one of the enemies you can see during the most recent gameplay footage released (check out the gallery) and they will cover their weak spots if you try to aim at them, they react to light thanks to the dynamic light and shadows of the title. Only small concern is that in the gameplay trailer they seemed a little to slow though I’m sure this is just an early build and the final version will have much more fierce and quicker enemies.

Anyway like or comment if you’ve got anything to say and be sure to keep following this page as Forgotten Memories furthers its developement and nears its release date.

Official Site – http://www.forgottenmemoriesthegame.com/

Shadow Of A Soul – Eye On

Shadow Of A Soul (2013)

Shadow Of A Soul is currently being developed by Vivec Entertainment with the first Chapter aiming for a release this year, players will follow Jack, a professional thief who after breaking into an office complex to steal the blueprints to a new product something happens, as if the office itself won’t allow Jack to leave.

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Shadow Of A Soul is an upcoming indie horror game which is intended to be a trilogy with the first chapter coming this year, though the game has been plagued with delays and problems which has lead to this year now being the release date. Now there is an official trailer out titled The Room – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kby3_5VG5o and what we are actually seeing are the final moments of a man as he confronts the horrors that plague him here. Whether this is Jack, the protagonist, will have to be seen.

Now the developer has stated that Jack is stealing the blueprints in an industrial espionage operation only to find once inside the complex that sounds and visions plague him before he feels that something supernatural is keeping him here for now and we’ll follow him as he explores the place encountering many more horrors. Along the way players will have to solve puzzles, search for clues to uncover the mystery.

Now the developer has made it clear that the supernatural element we’ll be facing are ghosts and though the game is linear in structure theres a possibility that if a player where to die, then the environments would be randomised upon their next attempt. Unfortunately as is the nature with upcoming games, especially the horror ones, this is a lot of the information only available to us.

Hopefully Shadow Of A Soul finally finishes development where it will be available to play on PC, Mac and Playstation.

 

Official Site –http://vivec3d.com/shadowofasoul/

Shadow Of The Eternals (Eye On)

Shadow Of The Eternals (2014)*

Shadow Of The Eternals is the spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requim currently looking to be funded by Precursor Games. The game will be in an episodic format spread across 12 episodes with players travelling through time and people to tell a story on the Eternals and which ties them all together.

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Latest News

– ‘Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requim’ Spiritual Successor ‘Shadow Of The Eternals’ Announced And On Kickstarter

Ongoing Commentary

Most of the information is given with the press release for the Kickstarter campaign in the latest news link above and in the cast page above. Nevertheless here are a few more details;

• The lore of the game will go hand in hand with accurate historical time periods and events.
• The games focuses are on horror, exploration, storytelling, investigation and puzzle solving.
• A complex mystery in store hoping to make you question your perception of reality.

Official Kickstarter Campaign – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/617502838/shadow-of-the-eternals

Official Developers Site – http://www.precursorgames.com/shadowoftheeternals/

‘Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requim’ Spiritual Successor ‘Shadow Of The Eternals’ Announced And On Kickstarter

The creators to the cult classic, an undderated one at that, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requim have announced and started a campaign for the spiritual successor to the game ‘Shadow Of The Eternals’ after over 10 years awaiting for a sequel have announced this new game, this is the press release below by Precursor Games.

“When Detective Paul Becker is called to one of the bloodiest gang massacres in Louisiana state history, only two survivors remain from a brutal conflict between two rival cults. As Becker begins his interrogations of the suspects, their combined recollections will uncover the truth about the ‘Eternals.

The premiere episode of Shadow of the Eternals begins when detective Paul Becker is called to one of the bloodiest massacres in Louisiana state history at Pleasant View Hospital.  The massacre is survived by two individuals who seemingly have no recollection about who they are or what has transpired – one a suave, clean-cut business man, and the other hardened, rogue-like biker.  Both men have seemingly lost all memory of who they are – yet they are compelled to kill each other.

Becker’s interrogation of the suspects brings us to Hungary 1610 AD at Čachtice Castle – home to the noblewoman Erzébet Bathory. Bathory is also a notorious serial killer; torturing and killing as many as 400 young women in her obsessive quest to retain her youth. You play the role of Bathory’s handmaiden and lover Clara, who is blackmailed by the authorities into gathering information about a missing nobleman’s daughter.

Events are soon set in motion that will change Clara’s life forever.

Featuring an ensemble cast of heroes and villains, Shadow of the Eternals will span over 2500 years of history throughout Egypt, England, Hungary, and the United States. Players will question the perception of reality as they try to balance the mechanics of combat, magick, and sanity events to progress through the adventure.

Shadow of the Eternals will take players on a memorable journey throughout time; weaving historical fact with disturbing fiction to create an experience unlike any other.”

The game will take on an episodic format exploring different characters lives through different moments in time, with the first season consisting of 12 episodes with the first scheduled for release during the 3Q of 2014 with PC and Wii U being the focus on platforms to be released on though this more may be added depending on other factors.

To find out more and contribute towards the funding, click the links below or look at the official page and gallery dedicated to Shadow Of The Eternals right here on Lupo.

Official Kickstarter Campaign – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/617502838/shadow-of-the-eternals

Official Developers Site – http://www.precursorgames.com/shadowoftheeternals/

Thanatophobia – Eye On

Thanatophobia (TBA)

Thanatophobia is an upcoming game created by the independent studio Death Knell Games, a team originally from London but now boasting members from England and Sweden, the game puts us into the role of  ex-detective, Sam Dehevan and two their characters across two episodes in a thrilling survival horror with puzzle solving and storytelling.

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Announced in 2011, Thanatophobia is an upcoming survival horror game with three stories told through the perspectives of three different characters. These will feel like standalone games and less than pieces to an overall package, with each holding their own self contained story.

This takes place in what the developers promise to be an immersive and atmospheric world, where they want to go back to the old school style of horror with less emphasis on action and more puzzle and storytelling, solving riddles while also fighting strange enemies that draw life from the very fears of the protagonists.

The first story and protagonist is Samuel Dahevan, an ex-police officer who engages in a personal battle with on the loose child killer, the Bear. The story takes place with Samuel’s life having spiraled to rock bottom after the Bear’s increasingly violent kidnappings and failed investigation, leading him to a life of alcohol and drug abuse. One fateful rainy day when he finds himself inside an abandoned family apartment which is strangely familiar, could Samuel be closer to solving the crime after having been led here by the Bear himself.

Samuel finds a fresh corpse besides recordings from which he can only understand a few words though they bear much meaning and Samuel from then ventures deeper into the house, to try to solve the biggest case of his life. Indeed the atmosphere will rely less on shock and jump scares and more on lasting tension and psychological horror.

The environments all have that dark feel to them and they look fresh and great to look at.

So this is what we know for now on the first episode. The game will be in a third person mode and along the way in the game you’ll be able to have your own custom interface, dialogue sequences as well as a few combat moments and of course puzzle solving.

Thanataphobia is currently being polished in its alpha stage and stay tuned as more news from its development is being updated.

 

Official Site – http://www.deathknellgames.co.uk/

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs – Eye On

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs (2013)

The sequel to the acclaimed and terrifying Amnesia: The Dark Descent is aiming for release this 2013. The game though taking place in the same universe, places us in the year 1899 in the role of a wealthy industrialist Oswald Mandus who after a bed ridden fever, awakens to the sounds of a machine turning into action beneath him…

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Latest News

– 2/09/2013 – Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs the final version is being now worked on.

Ongoing Commentary

Starting off originally as a short experimental game set in the universe of Amnesia, A Machine For Pigs is the sequel to the 2010 success, The Dark Descent.

So the premise is the same, we play a character who has no recollection of his last memory as he wakes up in his bed, to the sounds of a terrible machine. So what does Machine For Pigs have to offer this time round for Amnesia fans?

Well the game’s location is the first difference, taking us away from the claustrophobic castle of Dark Descent into the world of Victorian Britain, with larger areas as well as outdoor ones and the darkness that certain aspects of the culture during such as time, deep in spiritualism, industry, science and social reforms.

The narrative as you play will not be linear timeline, as you’ll play in the present as well as the past, where some will be real while others will spark from the imagination of the characters in the game.

The aim is to allow these new environments to scare you, which means your line of sight will be broken and the developers want to create a feeling of having to explore these locations, even if you don’t want to. And though we have yet to see what our antagonists look like, the developers have stated that the A.I has been tweaked this time, making them unpredictable compared to Dark Descent.

Now while certain aspects of Dark Descent will remain, to keep the experience fresh and original, other aspects have been taken out with newer ones in their place. For instance lights and lanterns will remain though how they’re used in a different system and a way to make the player fully immersed in the game, without breaking it and this means that the inventory system of Dark Descent will very likely stay out of the game.

Watching the trailers, you can see how the core of Amnesia has remained though the environments are the key difference, as the world feels much more technological and frightening and I can’t wait to explore this Victorian influenced world as the settings look stunning and diverse.

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs is aiming for release in the 3rd Quarter of 2013.

Official Site – http://aamfp.com/